Sunday, April 27, 2008

Sunday..... walk in the park!

Today, I took the kids to the park in Provo to feed the ducks. They had a blast even though the ducks would not eat the bread that they were feeding them. Oakley had a fun time throwing the bread into the water and watching it float away. We ate lunchables while waiting for time to pass on! They then went and played at the park and go up and down the slide! Here are some pictures of them playing.






Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Sleep Eating?!

Oakley was eating at the babysitters today and fell asleep. Here is a cute video of it.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

100 things about me!

I have seen this on a couple people's blogs. I finally decided to do it! It says that is was posted at 8:50 but I finished it at 2:00pm... Holy cow!

1. I am a single mom of two wonderful kids!
2. I am thinking of going back to school, very undesisive on what I really want to do.
3. I have always wanted to be a stay at home mom..
4. I love to watch the Boston Red sox!
5. I was stuck in England for 16 days at the age of 14! (stupid travel agency, stole our money)
6. I was married for 6 yrs.
7. I had my appendix out when I was 5.
8. I worked at the Prison..
9. I watch Football on Sundays by myself
10. I love Roller coasters! (Ash remember when we would go on the rollercoasters at Lagoon then they finally told us that you were to short... even though we had been on it like 15 times)
11. I am a clutz!
12. My birthday is the same day as the same month!
13. I read the obituaries daily.
14. I love the water, swimming and lakes.
15. I hate wearing swimsuits.
16. I have a shoe fetish! and my kids are following in my footsteps.
17. I don't care for chocolate.
18. I like Wonder Woman.
19. I love to sing.. but can't!
20. I am afraid of losing my kids.
21. I hated high school! never went!
22. I hate doing yardwork.
23. I am going to Tim McGraw!
24. I love the color Red.
25. I actually like to watch Nascar!
26. I listen to all kinds of music.
27. I have a cd of Ashley in my car and Harley knows all the words! she asks to listen to the angel!
28. I like to play pool with my friends at the bars... hello.. I win because they are all drunk and I am not!
29. I am addicted to blogging!
30. I want to be a professional photographer.
31. I did not go to prom...
32. I love to read Anita Stanfield books.. I have read everyone she has written.
33. I wear flip flops all year round... even in the snow.
34. I said that I would never marry a band nerd and what did I do? Yep married a band nerd...
35. I miss my kids even if I have only been away from them for a few hours.
36. I am afraid of heights.
37. I love yardsales.. I go all the time
38. I hate the snow.
39. I can not tell you all of my cousins names..
40. I bite my nails... and hate it.
41. I sell lia sophia.
42. I miss wearing a ring on my left ring finger. I go nuts when I dont have one on.
43. I love to bargain shop!
44. I don't know what my original hair color is.
45. I would move out of state in a heartbeat.
46. I am a sports junkie!
47. I hated wearing pink and purple growing up and did not like girly things.
48. I love to watch Hannah Montana!
49. I went half way around the world, before going to California!
50. I have my radiology certification and can be a dental assistant, but have never applied for anything.
51. I go through a sticky note pad every two days.. (thats alot)
52. I love to watch my reality shows.. the hills, the real world, biggest loser, and bachelor.
53. If I could change anything about myself physically, I would be skinny...
54. I hate being taller than guys...
55. I can not leave my house with out my watch on.
56. I love to cook dinner, but who has time to cook a five course meal?
57. I only wear eyeliner and mascara, unless it is something special.
58. I would rather be cold than hot.
59. I hate slow drivers in the fast lane.
60. I miss being married....(not saying I miss being married to him, I just miss the married life)
61. I have not been on a vacation since my sophomore year in high school.
62. I hate going to the gym alone.
63. I hate it when guys talk to you and they look at your chest not your face.
64. I seriously have 10 email address'.. okay maybe not 10 but alot!
65. I am a stubborn person. If you tell me I can't I will...
66. I have never been to a Bees game.
67. I hate mustard.
68. I want to learn how to golf.... but don't want to mess up my softball swing!
69. I hate plain water.. it has got to have a flavor!
70. My first concert was New Kids On the Block!
71. I love to turn the radio up and dance and sing with the kids in the car.
72. I love YAMS! and pumpkin pie!
73. I clean my house daily.. dang kids. they make a mess.
74. I do not have any pets and don't want any.
75. I said that I would never move back home after I got married.. Um that failed... I got to move back home!
76. I have the movie 'Cars' memorized.
77. I got my hunters safety done in January, and put in for a buffalo tag!
78. I doodle all the time...
79. I hate fish, but I like to fish.
80. I don't know how to play poker..
81. I went to Salt Lake for my Honeymoon... next time maybe I will make it to Park City!
82. I hate to be late to events.
83. I love to get together with my family and have parties...
84. I set my alarm for a half hour before I should get up, so that I can hit the snooze button!
85. I wish I was better friends with my cousins.
86. I love to wear jewelry!
87. I want to get a tattoo. (thanks to Harley having an airbrush set I get to do different ones!)
88. I hate wearing black and brown together.
89. My feet are so ticklish, and when I get a pedicure, I have to concentrate on something else.
90. I have never broken a bone.
91. I love to take long HOT showers.
92. I hate paying so much to get my hair colored...
93. I hate it when you go to a store and the clerk can not even speak english.
94. I hate snakes and spiders.
95. Jon nicknamed me Madonna in 3rd grade.
96. My favorite holiday is Christmas and Valentines.
97. I can not drink a drink with out a straw.
98. I took 2 yrs of German, and can not tell you anything about it..
99. I wish I could work and go to school and see my kids.. that would be life!
100. If I could meet anyone I would meet Matthew Mcconaughey and take Andy with me...

Monday, April 21, 2008

Terrible two's, Already?

I have been having problems getting Oakley to go to bed. I let him sit and cry and hit and scream tonight. He then went and got a toy and played with it for a bit.. then came out by me at the computer and sat and watched the news.. Oh what fun! He saw my camera and said, 'cheese mom, cheese' I looked at him and he was trying to take a picture of himself. I took the camera from him and tried to take a pic. He then turned his butt up at me. Then I got this one.=) I asked him to go and get me a blanket so that I could cuddle with him on the couch, a couple minutes passed and I did not hear anything from him. I went into his room and nothing, the bathroom and nothing, so I went into my room and found him asleep.. this is the cutest..
If you look close, he has a pen in his hand! Hmmm was he going to color or something?

Old McDonald had a farm!

We had family home evening tonight and we went to Aunt Shirley's and Uncle John's house. Their goats had just had babies so we took the kids to go and see them. It was way fun. Not only did they get to see the goats but the got to see the horses and the turkey! The kids got into the pen with the goats and chased them around. Trent even thought that he would try and catch a baby goat so that we could pet it.




Friday, April 18, 2008

Softball..


Today was the first game of the season! It was SOO much fun. Even though the team that we played kicked our aces! What is with it with people who have to play to win and not for fun? Isn't that what it is supposed to be about? Well, I played and had a fun time! Except.... I was running to third base and the left fielder threw the ball and instead of sliding because I was one step away from the base and.... the third baseman does not know how to catch a ball..... it hit me in the leg.. OUCH! but who says all girls cry.. what is up with that... deal with the pain! And I can not believe all the people that are like.. OMG are you okay.. Yes I am fine.. I know how to deal with pain from a softball... okay.. well if I would have slid into third, like I would have if I played in SPANISH FORK.. because you know you get out if you don't slide..... It would have hit me in the head.. and then I probably would have cried! So here is a gross picture of my leg.... and it has only been an hour since it happened.....(from the time I took the picture)

Monday, April 14, 2008

CrAZy PiCS

On Sunday night, we were having fun with the camera. Here are some pictures that we took. They are way random and were fun to take!
KiSSY, KiSSY!!


Curse?

NY Yankees unearth buried Red Sox jersey from new stadium

NEW YORK (AP)—A construction worker’s bid to curse the New York Yankees by planting a Boston Red Sox jersey in their new stadium was foiled when the home team removed the offending shirt from its burial spot.

After locating the shirt in a service corridor behind what will be a restaurant in the new Yankee Stadium, construction workers jackhammered through the concrete Sunday and pulled it out.

The team said it learned that a Red Sox-rooting construction worker had buried a shirt in the new Bronx stadium, which will open next year across the street from the current ballpark, from a report in the New York Post on Friday.

Yankees president Randy Levine said team officials at first considered leaving the shirt where it was.

“The first thought was, you know, it’s never a good thing to be buried in cement when you’re in New York,” Levine said. “But then we decided, why reward somebody who had really bad motives and was trying to do a really bad thing?”

On Saturday, construction workers who remembered the employee, Gino Castignoli phoned in tips about the shirt’s location.

“We had anonymous people come tell us where it was, and we were able to find it,” said Frank Gramarossa, a project executive with Turner Construction, the general contractor on the site.

It took about five hours of drilling Saturday to locate the shirt under 2 feet of concrete, he said.

On Sunday, Levine and Yankees CEO Lonn Trost watched as Gramarossa and foreman Rich Corrado finished the job and pulled the shirt from the rubble.

In shreds from the jackhammers, the shirt still bore the letters “Red Sox” on the front. It was a David Ortiz jersey, No. 34.

Trost said the Yankees had discussed possible criminal charges against Castignoli with the district attorney’s office.

“We will take appropriate action since fortunately we do know the name of the individual,” he said.

A spokesman for Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson said Sunday he did not know whether any criminal charges might apply.

“It’s typical Yankees,” Castignoli told the Boston Herald on Monday. “It’s not like I snuck in there. It didn’t do any structural damage. I didn’t put anyone in harm’s way.”

Castignoli, 46, said he became a Red Sox fan during his childhood in 1975 when he idolized slugger Jim Rice.

As construction began for the new Yankee Stadium, Castignoli said his union got after him to work on the project. The Red Sox fan was reluctant.

“I would not go near Yankee Stadium, not for all the hot dogs in the world,” he told the Herald.

But he relented, and hatched the plan to plant the jersey. He said he worked just a single day at the stadium project.

“It was worth it,” he said.

Levine said the shirt would be cleaned up and sent to the Jimmy Fund, a charity affiliated with Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Along with that, New York will send a Yankees Universe T-shirt, which is sold to benefit Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

“Hopefully the Jimmy Fund will auction it off and we’ll take the act that was a very, very bad act and turn it into something beautiful,” he said.

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Weekend.....

I read Emily's blog and thought this was a good idea... Weekend update! On Friday after work, I came home to find a messy house.. oh wait it has been like that for a while! I have been getting ready to do a yard sale and with the weather on Friday I decided that I would wait a bit to do it. I have been cleaning my house and trying to get things together.. I have piles and piles of clothes that no longer fit the kids, and toys galore! Does anyone else feel that they can sit and clean and clean you walk out of the room to clean another and come back and it is a mess again? My word, what is up with kids these days! I am going to make them put all their toys in their room and that is the only place that they can play! So on Saturday, I was woke up by two little kids saying Mommy go outside and play and lets watch 'cars'. I got up and realized it was going to be an amazing day! I called my mom and dad and asked they would bring me down the lawn mower so that I could mow the lawn. (man, you really do take for granted having a husband.. I wish someone would come and do this for me weekly!!) I went out to mow the lawn and here come the kids in mismatch socks, and winter coats. I started laughing.. not only were they wearing coats but they both had shorts on! (only in Utah will you see this!) Oakley brought out his bubble lawn mower and started mowing the lawn that I had just done. He is so cute.

Since the weather was being good to me, I decided to take a run to the dump and get rid of some garbage that was piling up. I called my dad and asked him if he would bring me a wheel barrel so that I could move the remainder of the rocks that were delivered to my house and put them in my driveway.. again where was a man! I have not worked so hard in one day.. not only outside, but I cleaned my house again! and again! But it was nice to be outside and enjoy the fresh air and sun! We even got a little red!

Today, we got up and went to church. It felt like we were new to the ward again! We have not been to our church in over a month.. Crazy.... I have some of the funniest kids! Oakley was eating fruit snacks during sacrament meeting and dropped one. He looked at the guy behind us and said 'get it'. The guy looked and him and then to the ground and back to his book. Oakley let out a sigh got off the bench, walked around picked it up showed the guy and put it in his mouth then walked around and sighed again. (in his mind he thought that the guy was crazy because he did not pick it up and listen to him!) The guy behind us looked at the ground again, then back to his book!

When we got home it was nap time.. Oakley would not go to sleep for the life of me.. I was tired and sore from yesterday and Harley was already asleep. He wanted to wrestle.. man was I wore out. I had hamburger thawing out so that we could make a good dinner. Harley woke up and wanted a bowl of cereal before we ate. I let them eat a bowl and while Oakley was eating he fell asleep. Here are some pictures of him. It was so cute, He was even feeding himself while asleep and would not let go of the spoon!

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Why me!!?

Why is it that kids will only watch a couple movies until you are going NUTS? Oakley has watched Cars 5 times today.. I swear I can hide it and he will find it.. I think that I have the whole show memorized. He even has everything Cars.. he has all of the Cars that you can think of.. even a book to read before bed! If it is not Cars it is Nemo!... I went through the Nemo stage with Harley when it first came out.. She would watch it nightly.. Now with Oakley... ugh..

Harley will fight with Oakley to watch some of her Favorite shows.. It is usually one of these two... Ella Enchanted or the Harry Potter Series.. Any one have any ideas on other shows that I can get my kids to watch!? I am seriously going to throw the dvd player away!

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Pirate?

Today at daycare.. yes I know alot happens at that time! Elizabeth, Emily's daughter cut herself and needed a bandaide.. Oakley being the stinker that he is, started crying and wanted one also. He then got one and Emily asked where he wanted it.. He wanted it on his 'owie'! Here are some pictures of him!
Don't mind his Halloween sweats! Harley picked his clothes out for today and when I went to change them, they both got mad!

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Poor Guy...

I was getting ready to start eating my dinner tonight and I got this text from Mike saying look, Oakley fell up the stairs.. I think that he is going to have a black eye.. And then the picture came.. Poor guy.. but how do you fall up the stairs and end up with a swollen blue eye? Beyond my imagination.. I could never figure it out!

I then pick the kids up from Mike at the gas station like we always do.. (yes it is convienant) NOT! Oakley gets in the car and says Owie mommy.. I said did you fall and hit your eye. He shook his head and then pointed to his eye. As Mike is telling me that he fell down the stairs too and bonked his head.. My thought.. what is going on... But then again what do I do.. It could have happened at my house too.. Here is a picture as he was going to bed.. His eye is swollen more and way bruised.. I can't wait to see what it looks like in the morning.. Or do I want to?m (don't mind the dirty face. he has a thing with chocolate!)

Only in Utah.....


I received this as an email today and started laughing.. It is so true!


A man was being tailgated by a woman on Foothill
Boulevard in Salt Lake City.

Suddenly, the light turned yellow just in front of
him. He did the right thing, stopping at the
crosswalk, even though he could have beaten the red
light by accelerating through the intersection.

The tailgating woman slammed on the brakes and leaned
on the horn. She opened her window, stuck her hand out
and made a gesture, all the while screaming in
frustration as she missed her chance to get through
the intersection with him.

As she was still in mid-rant, she heard a tap on her
window and looked up into the face of a very serious
police officer.

The officer ordered her to exit her car with her
hands up. He took her to the police station where she
was searched, fingerprinted, photographed, and placed
in a cell.

After a couple of hours, a policeman approached the
cell and opened the door. She was escorted back to the
booking desk where the arresting officer was waiting
with her personal effects.

He said, 'I'm very sorry for this mistake. You see, I
pulled up behind your car while you were blowing your
horn, flipping the guy off in front of you, and
cussing a blue streak at him.

I noticed the 'Choose The Right' license plate holder,
the 'Families are Forever' bumper sticker, the 'Follow
Me to Sunday School' bumper sticker, and the
chrome-plated Angel Moroni emblem on the trunk.

Naturally, I assumed you had stolen the car.'

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

3's about me

I got this off of my cousins blog... lets see what I have to say!

3's about me:

Three jobs I have had in my life:
1. Utah State Prison
2. Bright Builders
3. Barry's... Or Harley would say Strawberrys!

Three movies I would watch over and over?
1. We are Marshall
2. Dejavu
3. Grease

Three places I have lived:
1. Spanish Fork
2. Pleasant Grove
3. American Fork

Three shows that I watch:
1. The Hills
2. Brothers and Sisters
3. America's Next Top Model

Three places I have been:
1. England
2. Wyoming
3. California

Three people who e-mail me regularly:
1. my mom
2. Emily, on a daily basis.. wait does work emails count?
3. Holly

Three of my favorite foods:
1. Steak
2. Alfredo
3. pizza

Three places I'd rather be right now:
1. on a vacation
2. a Red Sox game
3. playing softball

Three friends I think will repost:
1. Emily
2. Kristen
3. Hillary

Three things I am looking forward to this year:
1. softball
2. learning to golf... yes thats what I said.. and yes I am going to do both.. golf and softball!
3. camping/vacation

27 Random Questions


1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought? ugh.. i woke up to stinkin late.. hair in a pony, here we go!

2. How much cash do you have on you? in my pocket, 6 bucks...

3. What's a word that rhymes with "DOOR?" Store!

4. Favorite planet? um... what the heck! Mars, because it was the first one that came to mind!

5. Who is the 4th person on your missed call list on your cell phone? Restricted... Yep that is what i said.. I don't answer calls that are blocked! (that is actually most of my missed calls!)

6. What is your favorite ring on your phone? thats a hard one... either Michael Buble- crazy little thing called love or George Strait- give it away

7. What shirt are you wearing? Boston Red Sox HOODIE!

8. Do you "label" yourself? yep... single mom!

9. Name the brand of your shoes you're currently wearing? Sketcher flip flops

10. Bright or Dark Room? Dark

11. What do you think about the person who took this survey before you? I think of myself as umm a cool person! I actually found this survey and thought that I would post it...

13. What were you doing at midnight last night? finishing up watching the Hills... It stinks that it comes on my t.v. at 11pm... but hey it is the highlight of my night!

14. What did your last text message you received on your cell say? ah, your sweet! Have a good day too!

15. Where is your nearest 7-11? on 8th North...(I am at work so there is one close, if I was home then it would be Springville)

16. What's a word that you say a lot? Whatever... and I hate it...I need to stop saying it!

17.Who told you he/she loved you last? Harley, she tells me everytime that I leave...

18. Last furry thing you touched? Those stupid little furry leaves that fall and get everywhere. Harley thinks that they are cool and she pretends that they are bugs...

19. How many drugs have you done in the last three days? None.. why would i?

20. How many rolls of film do you need developed? haha.. that is so old school.. I don't develop film... DiGiTaL! but in my life time.. alot.. I love pictures and always have!

21. Favorite age you have been so far? hmm that is also hard... I would say 18 because I was now considered an adult... but then 26 because I am happy with two kids! and I don't have to listen or respond to anyone!

22. Your worst enemy? haha.. enemies? that is just friends that are jerks! I hope I don't have any enemies...

23. What is your current desktop picture? a picture of Andy golfing... It is a cool picture, I love the scenery!

24. What was the last thing you said to someone? hold on, let me transfer you! duh, I am at work.. I don't get to say alot of FUN stuff!

25. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to fly what would it be? a million bucks....

26. Do you like someone? yeppers

27. The last song you listened to? The Devil went down to Georgia... it was on the radio this morning.

28. Who will repost this? I think that Emily will, but hopefully more.. this is kind of a dumb post, but was a little fun!

Sunday, April 6, 2008

Weekend Project

This weekend I was sitting home watching myself some t.v. I was watching a show on the fashion industry and the fashion show in New York. As I sat there and was watching these girls sit and sew and design their clothes (although some of them I would NEVER purchase or think of wearing) I got the wild hair that I do at times. I went to the fabric store and checked out some of the patterns that they had there. Luckily, all the patterns that I really liked were on sale for less than 2 bucks.. who could not take up that offer... So with the 2 dollar patterns I had a 40% off coupon.. I found some really cute fabric.. Yes, as you can tell it is baseball's and it is red! I have sat and decided when to start making this dress.. So during conference I sat in front of the t.v. watching and sewing.. Here is the start and finished product. I can not wait to make a pair of shorts for Oakley to match!!
This picture is not a good one of the dress.. I had to tie the strings with out a body to measure them on. It is really cute! I can not wait to let Harley see it! (and the other ones that I have been making since finishing this one!)

Friday, April 4, 2008

Oakely Robert


1.age: almost 2... (one more month!)

2.Name? Oakley Robert

3. birthday? May 22

4. time of birth? 5:26pm

5. how long did labor last? I was induced at 10am had him 7 1/2 hours later!

6. who was in the room when baby was born? Mike, My Mom, Mike's Mom, a bunch of nurses with a big RED box, the pediatrician and much more!!

7. how long did u push? 26 minutes!

8. weight? 7lbs. 12 oz.

9. length? 20 1/2 inches

10. any hair? yes... dark black!

11. Who does baby look like? Tyson! (um.. my little brother! He is like his twin it is scary!)

12. Be honest...how much weight did u gain while pregnant? I swear like 50 lbs.

13. Was baby early or late? one week early!

14. who drove u home from hospital? I drove... I went and picked Mike up from work.

15. how many baby showers did u have? 0

16.How old was baby when he started sleeping through the night? When he was a couple months old...

17. did you breastfeed? Yes for a couple weeks.

18. If not, what kind of formula ? Enfamil

19. Who keeps your baby the most? now... I do...

20. When do u want to have another? ugh.. another one! I have two... no kidding, I do want more but I have to have a spouse before I can have another one!(same as with Harley's!)

21. How did u pick the name? We actually thought that Oakley would be a girl. I had a girl named picked out... The day that I went and had an ultrasound and was told it was a boy... we went and bought a baby name book.. All the names that I liked Mike hated and the ones that he liked I did not care for. (all the names we would say were people that we did not like) So I was just flipping through the name book and Oakley kept on catching my eye! Robert is my dads name.

22. How did you know when it was time to go to hospital? I had my inducement scheduled. I just had to sit and wait for the hospital to call me...

23. Who drove you there? Me

24. Did you go home or somewhere else when you left the hospital? We stayed at Mikes parents house. They were on vacation and we had already told them that we would house sit for them.

25. Did anyone spend the night with you your first night home? Mike and Harley

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Harley Athens


1.age: 5 1/2 yrs

2.Name? Harley Athens

3. birthday? September 24

4. time of birth? 1:06am

5. how long did labor last? I was induced at 9:30am on Monday morning and had her at 1:06am on Tuesday...15 1/2 hours. But actually labor where is was in pain... 5 hours

6. who was in the room when baby was born? Mike, Mom and Mikes Mom.. the dad's were out watching t.v. they did not want to see all that!

7. how long did u push?2 hours

8. weight? 6lbs. 4 oz.

9. length? 19 1/2 inches

10. any hair? yes... dark black!

11. Who does baby look like? Everyone thinks that she looks like me when I was little.. She is totally a 'davies'

12. Be honest...how much weight did u gain while pregnant? about 30 lbs... yuck to much!

13. Was baby early or late? one week early!

14. who drove u home from hospital? I drove... I went and picked Mike up from work.

15. how many baby showers did u have? 1

16.How old was baby when he started sleeping through the night? Harley was a good baby.. she slept all night since she was about 2 weeks old..

17. did you breastfeed? Yes for a couple weeks.

18. If not, what kind of formula ? which one did I not try

19. Who keeps your baby the most? now... I do...

20. When do u want to have another? ugh.. another one! I have two... no kidding, I do want more but I have to have a spouse before I can have another one!

21. How did u pick the name? well first we had the name Madeline and a friend of Mike's told us that if we named her that, they would not be friends with us anymore. So needless to say, I had other names. I loved the name Harley from 'Pure Country' and Mike loves Harley Davidson's So.. that is how she got her name. Athens is Mikes Great Grandma's name.

22. How did you know when it was time to go to hospital? When I went into the doctor on Monday morning and he said are you ready to have a baby? My blood pressure was way high and he wanted to get it started!

23. Who drove you there? Me

24. Did you go home or somewhere else when you left the hospital? I actually went to my moms house. I stayed there because Mike was working all week and I did not want to be home by myself.

25. Did anyone spend the night with you your first night home? I stayed at my moms, so her and my dad were there!

my wedding song!

Ok... so today at work I said something about forever.. and my boss started singing this song! She has every word memorized. I started laughing at her. So I had to pull it up on youtube and share it with you all.. Remember the days of FULL HOUSE! (wait, i have to find a boyfriend first and he has to agree with it!)

And it begins!

I am so Excited! I get to sit and watch my favorite sport for the next 7 months.. Not only am I a fan of the best team ever.....

But I get to watch this guy!


I know.. I know! I love to watch the Red Sox. I have been keeping updated on how well they have been doing so far.. What it has only been two games.. So not only am I going to be able to watch my favorite team... but I have to watch their RIVAL and not that I am to excited about watching them.. Yes the Yanks... I will have to watch it because all of my friends and my brothers are Yankee fans...
This is the only reason to watch the Yankees play!


















I can not believe I just put those two teams on the same post... Ugh.....=)

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Things I want to.....

Well since it is 9:30pm and I am sitting here, alone. The kids are in bed. So what do I do? Blog! I was checking out all the blogs that have been updated! Thanks to google reader! I can keep updated without having to click on every blog that I look at.. It is a one click easy read! So Hillary had just posted this and I thought that it was interesting, so here I am reposting it!

1. Things I want to start but haven't started
School. I have went to a couple months of cosmo school but then things happened and I got married.. then the little kids came along. Now that I am single again, maybe it will happen soon! I do need to go to school!

2. Things I want to change but haven't changed
Same with Hillary, I dont want to be to negative BUT if I had to change anything... HMMM... why would I? I have learned from all my mistakes and trials in life.. It has been a learning experience!

3. Things I want to stop but haven't stopped
Yuck.. nasty habit of biting my nails.. I have tried this since I was YOUNG and can not seem to get over it. The only time that they are not being bit is I have the 'fake' nails on!

4. Things I started but haven't finished
Scrapbooks of my kids! Harley has 2 but nothing since she was 3.. she is now 5 1/2... Oakley has A page.. and it was from when I was prego... and yes he will be 2 in a month and a half.. think I need to get going with it?

5. Things I want to do but haven't done
Go on a vacation for myself! I want to go somewhere that I can just relax with someone special and have the most amazing time ever. Not worrying about my kids, knowing that they are in good hands, but I also have the time to myself...

6. Things I want to say but haven't said
No names here and not getting into detail.. But there are some people that have been in my life and they still kind of are due to my kids... but they REALLY need to know what happened.... thats all!

7. Things I want to learn but haven't learned
Hmm that is a tie between learning another language and learning how to play a musical instrument!

8. Feelings I have but haven't expressed
Telling my parents that I do love them and appreciate all that they do for my kids and me. They really do alot and I don't know how to thank them for the help that has been given in the last year and a half... but here.. thanks mom and dad!

Pay it Forward

I'm participating in a Pay It Forward Exchange. Want to play? I will send a handmade gift to the first three people who leave a comment on my blog requesting to join this Pay It Forward Exchange. You will receive your gift within a month from leaving your comment, I promise! The only thing you have to do in return is pay it forward by making the same promise on your blog. Apparently this has been going on for over a year. It sounded like fun so I am helping to keep it going! Remember, you have to have a blog and participate on your site too. (leave your email, and I will delete it following, then I can contact you with what information I need!) thanks kira!

Time to potty train?


Today at the babysitters Erika and Oakley are both there. Erika is going through the whole potty training stage, and yes I have been trying to get Oakley excited to potty like a big boy and go with out a diaper! Emily sent me and email letting me know that he is being silly and sitting on a stool and pretending to pee saying 'PSSSSSSSS' then ' all done'! He is so funny. He knows what he is supposed to do but it is getting all parties involved and doing the same thing.. I.E. me, his dad, and Emily the babysitter. I guess I am going to have to get him some big boy underoos so that may get him excited. Here are some pictures that Emily sent over.


I think that he forgot that he needed to take the underwear off to sit on the toilet! and Yes, Erika and Elizabeth had to be there to help out!



Here is a video of him making the sound.. He is so funny!


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